The 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment was an

infantry Infantry is a military specialization which engages in ground combat on foot. Infantry generally consists of light infantry, mountain infantry, motorized infantry & mechanized infantry, airborne infantry, air assault infantry, and mar ...

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that served in the

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during the

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. On May 23, 1863, it was converted to a mounted infantry by Brigadier General William W. Averell. The regiment was immediately sent to a camp for instruction and supplied. In 1864, it was converted to the

6th West Virginia Volunteer Cavalry Regiment The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1 ...

Service

The 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment fought at the

Battle of McDowell The Battle of McDowell, also known as the Battle of Sitlington's Hill, was fought on May 8, 1862, near McDowell, Virginia, as part of Confederate Major General Stonewall Jackson's 1862 Shenandoah Valley campaign during the American Civil Wa ...

on May, 1862 and the Battle of Cross Keys, June 8, 1862, under LTC Francis W. Thompson, part of BG Robert Milroy's Brigade made up of 5 Virginia regiments loyal to the Union (units which later were designated West Virginian) and 1 Ohio regiment and 3 Ohio artillery batteries. The regiment was converted to the

6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was a cavalry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Service The 6th West Virginia Cavalry Regiment was organized from the 3rd West Virginia Infantry Regiment on January 26, 1 ...

on January 26, 1864. Richard W. Blue was an officer in it.

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The Civil War Archive

Service

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